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A historic FDNY fireboat from the 1930's is docked at Mitchell Park in Greenport. The boat will serve as a floating museum for the public.

(Credit: Randee Daddona)

Charlie Ritchie, fireboat museum president, stands beside the Fire Fighter, a FDNY fireboat from the 1930s. The boat docks at Mitchell Park in Greenport where it will become a floating museum. (March 23, 2013)

(Credit: Randee Daddona)

Charlie Ritchie, of upstate Cold Spring, is president of the fireboat museum based in Greenport. Ritchie stands onboard the Fire Fighter, the FDNY fire boat from the 1930s, that is a National Historic Landmark and will be turned into a museum. (March 23, 2013)

Charlie Ritchie, left, and Jeffrey Jonap stand in the Fire Fighter's engine room. Ritchie is president and Jonap is director of operations of the historic boat, which is being transformed into a floating museum in Greenport. (March 23, 2013)

(Credit: Randee Daddona)

Below deck are the crew quarters of the FDNY fireboat docked at Mitchell Park in Greenport. The boat will become a floating museum. (March 23, 2013)